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2. Compile it yourself.-Go to: http://kernel.org/-Grab the source code from your selected kernel (I'd try 3.5.7; I think you can compile it with the default libc6)-Unzip it somewhere convenient. You'll need at least 5 or so GB on the drive in question, and probably 1GB or so free on your root-Open a terminal inside of the folder you extracted-Install ncurses-devel, if you don't already have it-Run the following:

Debian testing (and LMDE) have been using the same version of the Linux kernel for the last 6 months. If you want to move to a more recent release, you will have to edit your sources.list and get the latest version from experimental (read LMDE FAQ to know how to do that)... I would never advise a newbie to do that.

PS: Remember that Ubuntu is not Debian, and so Linux MInt is not Linux Mint Debian Editioon. If you are using Linux MInt DEBIAN edition, you should not use packages designed to be used with Ubuntu , Linux Mint and derivatives

It's a learning road. I see that there is no need for me to update. I have been playing around with different distro. Debian works for me. LMDE version has been the best bit for me to stay with and play around with. So here on out I'm gonna stick with the unofficial LMDE KDE version. It works compared to anything else I have used on my laptop. I don't know much into the linux world so gonna step back a little bit. I'm learning and seeing lots of new things.

Then by all means upgrade it, but do a backup first. Clonezilla saved my neck just yesterday after I upgraded my kernel to 3.7.6. Of course, the "upgrade" totally bricked my system. From that I learned "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."